Planetary hours
in Tours.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:02
- 2☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:52
- 3♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:31
- 5☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:21
- 12☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:40
- 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:40
- 10♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:50
- 11☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tours?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:12 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.